Palm Tree are beautiful and few other symbols conjure up such
magic as the instantly recognizable outline of a palm. Palms
and tropical plant enthusiasts, plant hobbyists, nurseries,
wholesalers and retailers are all encouraged to visit this site.
Palm Tree types are broken down into 3 sections; detailed information
on select species, pictures in a separate photo gallery for
each Palm species, and a Palm resource section which covers
Palm Tree Care along with general cultural information.

The Palm Tree Care and Resources
section helps you choose the right types of Palms
for your environment and hardiness zones.
This
section also contains information and ideas for
protecting the Palm Tree in the cold winter months.

Palm Trees

Palms are common
in Florida, California, Arizona, Texas and many
other states. The different localities use Palms
and tropical plants to make beautiful custom landscapes.
Palm enthusiasts in locations further North can
still enjoy the tropical beauty of landscape Palms
with winter cold hardy Palm Trees. The care and
winter protection you provide for your Palms play
a major role in how far North certain Palm species
will survive.

For information on
Palms growing further North, the Cold Hardy Palm Tree section will provide useful
information on Palms that can tolerate below freezing
winter cold and if you take appropriate winter precautions
Palms can grow as far North as Michigan. Palm enthusiasts
keep pushing the envelope growing Palms in colder
climates. The Palm Tree pictures section shows excellent images
of cold hardy Palm Species. Visit Top9Rated to see a full
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In the Palm Tree Types / Species Comparison, you can
find information on a specific Palm Species expected
height at maturity, hardiness zone common for the
palm, growth rate, soil and light requirements,
leaf style - those that have palmate or fan-shaped
leaves; and those that have pinnate, or feather-shaped
leaves -, and physical characteristics.

Palms
can be temperamental and education is critical so
there is a large section on Palm Tree Care Advice with a strong emphasis about the
species but the majority of the site is aimed at
cold hardy Palm Trees and the information and pictures
are easily digestable.

Sun Palm Trees' web
site is meant to assist Palm Tree enthusiasts throughout
the United States including Florida, North Texas (Dallas),
Houston, California, Arizona, Louisiana, Mississippi,
Alabama, Georgia and states much further North where
cold hardy Palm Trees can be grown with the proper
planting and care especially through the cold winter
months.

Palm tree installation
begins with the choosing of the palms that would
work best for your landscape and your budget. There
are thousands of different kinds of palms from large
to small, but the most popular ones are the ones
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The following Palm
Tree are majestic looking and handle the cold better
than other Palm species. You can click on the name
to go directly to its information page. The Cold Hardy Palm
Trees for Colder Climates provides advice on
how to care for your Palm in marginal growing environments
and identifies Palms considered to be cold hardy.
The following Palm are described in detail:

Below are 12 common
types of Palms that grow in North America. There
are many factors that determine the successful planting
and maintaining of a species. Microclimates and
and other environmental factors determine if a garden
or landscape hardy palm will survive in hardiness
zones lower than the USDA recommends. Palm tree
protected by other trees and shrubs will tolerate
the cold winter environment easier than if exposed
to the full force of the winter cold. How it handles
the winter is partially predetermined by the palm
itself: its age, its height, its slight hereditary
differences selected out over time by the conditions
of its environment, and the health at the time of
a winter cold snap.

Sun Palm
Trees suggests to always verify a particular
Palm species can be successfully grown in your region
and particular micro-climate prior to Purchase.
Ensure you have the proper winter protection for
the cold winter months and talk to your palm grower
or specialist. Doing a Google search for individuals
successfully growing Palms in your area may give
you some good pointers.

Also called the European Fan Palm this versatile, cold hardy and beautiful. With the fan leaves trimmed up to clear the trunk it makes a beautiful specimen Palm - a delightful natural sculpture to grace your patio or entryway.Buying Information

Tall and graceful with leafy fronds, this palm gives landscapes a tropical look. Very showy, especially when clumped.Buying Information

Needle Palm(Rhapidophyllum
hystrix)

Beautiful compact, very hardy, and can be grown as far north as USDA zone 6. Probably the hardiest palm species in the worldBuying Information

Saw Palmetto Palm(Serenoa repens)

Very old Saw Palmetto can grow trunks above the ground several feet tall capped by a rosette of exotic fans of palm leaves.Buying Information

Palm Tree Information

We hope you find the information and pictures of the Palm species useful. Tropical plant and Palm hobbyists are growing Palms in marginal climates now. You can just look at all the Palm Tree Discussion Boards across the country and many focus on the Northern US.

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